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Former White House co-ordinator for Middle East policy Philip Gordon

06/07/2015 GMT

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Stephen Sackur meets Philip Gordon, former White house co-ordinator for Middle East policy

Stephen Sackur meets Philip Gordon, who has just left his role as the White house's co-ordinator for Middle East policy. What happened to American leadership in a troubled region?

When Barack Obama replaced George W. Bush in the White House US strategy in the Middle East changed - hubris was out, humility was in. But as the region has sunk deeper into violence, extremism and sectarianism, President Obama's limited ambitions have been condemned by critics as a dangerous form of weakness. Stephen Sackur speaks to Philip Gordon, who has just left his role as the White house's co-ordinator for Middle East policy. What happened to American leadership in a troubled region?

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